Macromedia Dreamweaver Workspace

Version 4 workspace

MX version workspace

• In the right (local folder) side of the Site window control-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) to see a pop-up menu.
• Another way to make a new webpage is to click on File > New.  The shortcut for creating a new page is Ctrl+N.
• Select New File from the menu. Dreamweaver will create a new document called "untitled.htm".
• Click on the document's name and rename it.
• The main or "home" page for your site should be called "index.html".
• Remember not to use spaces or special characters such as & or / in the filename.
• Use the underscore _ in lieu of spaces if desired as in “my_cool_file.html.”
• Your web page files should end in “.htm” or “.html." It does not matter if you use the “.htm” or “.htlm” extension, but make sure to be consistent.  Use one or the other throughout the entire website.

• Double-click on the Web page's icon in the right (Local Folder) side of the site menu.

• Creating a title for the page is often overlooked, but it is important for organization purposes.  
• Enter the title in the "Title:" field at the top of the page.
• The title can contain spaces and punctuation.
• The title appears at the top of the browser window when someone is viewing your page.
• It is the name given to a bookmark for your page.
• It is also used by some search engines to index your page.
• Press return (Mac) or Enter (Windows).